Coming up on Rhythm City this April, 2009:
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Episode 453
Tshidi apologises to Mpumi for her arrogant attitude and the friends are reconciled. However, the tea-lady job has gone to someone else. Connie brings Ziyanda to David's house and asks her to do a cleansing.
Ronald and Nonti prepare a dossier of evidence that could put David behind bars. She tells Ronald she swore revenge when she discovered David had destroyed her sister.
Thursday 2 April 2009
Episode 454
Lu finds an email from Diphuka. David loses his mind when he hears there's a diary with all sorts of details about his sordid affair. Ziyanda is making preparations to cleanse David's house.
Kop overhears Gail and S'bu talking about the need for an office assistant - but says nothing about his daughter being available. So S'bu, accosted at the Kilowatt Club by a determined young white girl who is keen to work for free, offers her the job.
Friday 3 April 2009
Episode 455
S'bu causes great confusion and disruption at Hustle by his summary hiring of Elmarie, and Gail challenges him on this. Lu is more determined than ever to find Diphuka's diary - her quest is becoming obsessive, and this spurs David to come up with a cunning new plan to create a false diary.
The girls suggest Tshidi find work at Hustle, but will Kop think this is a good idea?
Monday 6 April 2009
Episode 456
Tshidi nervously starts her job at Hustle. She does not have an easy time of it. Ronald works on Diphuka's false diary, showing it to Nonti who tells him it's brilliant. She knows that if David reveals the false diary and the real one emerges he would be even more implicated.
Ziyanda tells Lu that, as a result of the trauma, she will stop practising. Lu asks if she still senses evil in the house. Ziyanda says yes.
Tuesday 7 April 2009
Episode 457
David delivers the complete counterfeit diary to Lu, who is shocked by its contents. David discovers Nonti was the author of the email sent to Lu. Nonti delivers the damning dossier she and Ronald compiled, tying David to Diphuka's death, and a number of murders. She wants absolute control of Redemption and 9-Nine fm.
Tshidi finds working at Hustle both boring and uncomfortable. Gail gets increasingly irritated with Elmarie, who is vigorously punting her pals, Sizzle.
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Episode 458
Tshidi inadvertently ends up humiliating her father.
Elmarie tries to convince a very uninterested S'bu to take a listen to Sizzle's demo. She also manages to get S'bu's back up when she suggests things between him and Gail might not be all they seem.
Nonti and Ronald confer, on what seems to be the eve of their victory over David.
It turns out to be their biggest mistake!
Actor
Jamie Barlett's take on the events that unfold:
“We see David make a rash call and responding emotionally, and responding emotionally is not good when you are shredding papers. He breaks his own rules by acting rationally and gets himself in a tight corner.
"Nonti takes advantage and goes for him. He loses his temper and blows her in the face. This is the messiest of his deeds because blowing her up in his office means that he has a lot more to of sweeping up to do. He gets himself in a knot."
Thursday 9 April 2009
Episode 459
David monitors Ronald's work as he covers up the murder scene in his office. Tshidi is trying to find a way of leaving Hustle.
S'bu finds out Elmarie might be more valuable than they originally thought and decides not to fire her, much to Gail's irritation.
Friday 10 April 2009 (Good Friday)
Episode 460
Lu is becoming increasingly concerned about Nonti's disappearance, and takes it upon herself to investigate. Tshidi has her first day in a new job, in a surprising business, but at first it's unclear to her exactly what she's supposed to be doing.
A lovely lady catches Miles' eye. S'bu's "professional" interest in Sizzle might cause tension at Hustle. When he tries to pass on the trio, Elmarie arranges a personal meeting.
Monday 13 April 2009 (Family Day)
Episode 461
Mpumi discovers Fats has completely forgotten about their six-month anniversary. Tshidi hides the true nature of her job from her parents and Stone warns it could all end up like the Star Struck affair.
Miles proves he still has his groove on when he scores a date with Andisa. David and Lu are on their way to Zanzibar, when a most unexpected problem arises.
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Episode 462
Ronald tells David he thinks the theft of his trailer was an inside job and he's working on it. Mpumi is appalled to discover Fats scores a big 0% in a magazine's romance quiz.
Tshidi decides to confront Zondi about the hot pants issue. Miles tells Lu about his upcoming date with Andisa and, although she encourages him, there definitely seems to be a vibe between the two of them.
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Episode 463
A mysterious crate, addressed to Nonti, is delivered to Redemption. The Khuses find out about Tshidi's new employer from an unlikely source. A worried Fats seeks out the boys for some relationship advice about dealing with Mpumi's demands.
David is increasingly anxious about Nonti's missing body, but is persuaded by Lu to involve the police. Miles goes on his first date with Andisa, while S'bu meets the sexy trio, Sizzle.
Thursday 16 April 2009
Episode 464
Ronald reports he's extracted information from the trailer thief. The crate is delivered to 9-Nine fm, where the receptionist notes the smell coming from it. Tshidi is forced to tolerate the unwelcome attention of a sleazy producer at Zondi's office.
Mpumi is urged by her girls to stand her ground in the battle of wills with Fats. S'bu declares he is capable of seducing all three members of the Sizzle girl group.
Friday 17 April 2009
Episode 465
David and Ronald make a surprising discovery in the crate. Ronald ensures there are more bodies to join Nonti in her shallow grave. David undertakes to hire a private investigator.
Lu encourages Miles to pursue Andisa. The boys come up with a cunning plan to counter-act Mpumi's date with Cassius, but it backfires. Tshidi discovers an unexpected side to Zondi's personality.
Monday 20 April 2009
Episode 466
Miles puts his cards on the table with Andisa. S'bu is schmoozing Felicia from Sizzle. The guys bet him that he couldn't possibly get it on with all three of them. Zondi, with Tshidi at his side, clinches a deal with Sunay and Tshinawa.
Ronald disposes of Nonti's body in Lesotho. David sells Ronald as the hottest private investigator in the business to Lu. A completely apologetic Fats tells Mpumi he wants to make amends.
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Episode 467
Ronald decides to organise an impromptu press conference for Lu's benefit. Miles pleads with Andisa to agree to meet him one last time in order to pursue a possible relationship. Things take an unexpected turn when Sunay's backing vocalist fails to pitch at the studio.
After bedding the first of the Sizzle babes, S'bu brashly follows up by setting his targets on the next member of the group.
Wednesday 22 April 2009
Episode 468
Zondi completely dashes Tshidi's hopes, telling her she had her chance at fame and she blew it. S'bu continues trying to seduce Sizzle, ignoring the fact that their music is awful.
Fats is following Mpumi's list to the letter. All of this only serves to annoy her intensely. Lu, with the help of Ronald, continues the search for the murdered Nonti.
Thursday 23 April 2009
Episode 469
Gail is still irate about S'bu's plans to sign Sizzle to Hustle. S'bu's campaign to win the bet with the boys is making good progress. Miles tries to deny the strength of his growing feelings for Andisa to S'bu, but struggles to convince Andisa he is sufficiently over Lu for them to start a relationship.
Fats' campaign to prove his love for Mpumi takes another bad turn.
Friday 24 April 2009
Episode 470
S'bu's charade with the Sizzle trio is heating up. Tshidi's hopes of becoming a singer, which haven't been dashed but merely bruised, resurface when another opportunity to sing presents itself.
Lu's concern about Nonti's whereabouts continues. In fact, David's order to clean out Nonti's office brings her even closer to finding out what really happened to her.
Monday 27 April 2009 (Freedom Day)
Episode 471
At Gail's prompting, S'bu invites Andisa to a surprise supper. Gina phones Lu, but breaks the connection before saying anything. Mpumi tells Fats she is sick and tired of his proving his love for her.
He is greatly relieved until the boys suggest this is just another test. A quizzical Gail overhears S'bu tell Elmarie he would like to meet the members of Sizzle again.
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Episode 472
Andisa tells Miles that Max, her ex, wants them to get back together. David is becoming impatient and worried that the bodies will never be found. Gina is hot on Lu's tracks, but this time Lu confronts her.
The Sizzle girls believe their careers are set and Elmarie is feeling like she's caught between a rock and a hard place. Tshidi tries to get help from her friends on how to be sexier.
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Episode 473
Lu is interviewed by Wandi, the new morning show host of 9-Nine fm. The two women make a connection. When Tshidi tries to convince Zondi she's got what it takes to be a performer, he's impressed, but still not willing to let her appear on stage with Sunay.
After a failed attempt to cry for Mpumi, Fats is looking increasingly desperate in her eyes. S'bu bumps into an old classmate of his while trying to bed the third member of Sizzle. Puff Johnson drops in at the Kilowatt.
Thursday 30 April 2009
Episode 474
Wandi offers to help Lu with her career. Zondi tries to convince the owner of Perzzzmatic that Sunay is not a dead brand and Tshidi pleads she be allowed to do this gig.
The bogus file on Nonti's bogus brother, is handed to Stofberg. Gina warns Lu that her lover is dangerous, after relaying she and Nonti shared information about David.
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